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{{Infobox album
| name       = Iconoclast<br />(Part 1: The Final Resistance)
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Heaven Shall Burn]]
| cover      = Heaven Shall Burn - Iconoclast.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2008|1|25}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = Rape of Harmonies Studios, Germany
| genre      = [[Metalcore]], [[melodic death metal]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=58|s=9}}
| label      = [[Century Media Records|Century Media]]
| producer   = Alexander Dietz, Maik Weichert
| prev_title = [[Deaf to Our Prayers]]
| prev_year  = 2006
| next_title = [[Invictus (Iconoclast III)]]
| next_year  = 2010
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bowar|first1=Chad|title=Heaven Shall Burn - Iconoclast Part 1: The Final Resistance|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/hshallburnicono.htm|website=heavymetal.about.com|publisher=About.com|accessdate=September 21, 2014|archive-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712024209/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/hshallburnicono.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000583663|title=Heaven Shall Burn – ''Iconoclast I: The Final Resistance''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Henderson|first=Alex|accessdate=August 2, 2015|quote=This 58-minute CD is not designed for metalcore purists; rather, these German agitators combine metalcore with a strong [[death metal]] influence and, at times, hints of [[black metal]]. But metalcore is the dominant ingredient, and the abrasive [[screaming vocals]] of Marcus Bischoff are quite typical of metalcore and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] singers.}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''Rock Hard''
| rev3score = 9.0/10<ref>{{cite web|last1=Albrecht|first1=Frank|title=Rock Hard - Iconoclast review|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=22340|website=www.rockhard.de|accessdate=September 21, 2014|language=German}}</ref>
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
| rev4score = 4.0/5<ref>{{cite web|title=Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/15412/Heaven-Shall-Burn-Iconoclast-%28Part-1%3A-The-Final-Resistance%29|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|publisher=Sputnikmusic.com|accessdate=September 21, 2014}}</ref>
| noprose   = yes
}}{{italic title|all=yes|noerror}}
'''''Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by the German [[extreme metal]] band [[Heaven Shall Burn]]. The album was released in Europe on 28 January 2008, followed by an American release on 5 February 2008; both dates through [[Century Media Records]].
The album entered the German Media Control chart at No. 21.
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline        = Standard Edition CD
| total_length    = 58:09
| title1          = Awoken
| note1           = Intro
| writer1         = [[Ólafur Arnalds]]
| length1         = 1:29
| title2          = Endzeit
| length2         = 4:18
| title3          = Like a Thousand Suns
| length3         = 3:46
| title4          = Murderers of all Murderers
| length4         = 3:55
| title5          = Forlorn Skies
| length5         = 4:51
| title6          = A Dying Ember
| length6         = 6:57
| title7          = Joel
| length7         = 5:03
| title8          = A Quest for Resistance
| length8         = 4:51
| title9          = Black Tears
| note9           = [[Edge of Sanity]] cover
| writer9         = [[Dan Swanö]]
| length9         = 3:06
| title10         = The Bombs of My Saviours
| length10        = 4:22
| title11         = Against All Lies
| length11        = 5:08
| title12         = The Disease
| length12        = 2:46
| title13         = Equinox
| writer13        = Arnalds
| length13        = 3:10
| title14         = Atonement
| note14          = Instrumental
| length14        = 4:35
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Japanese Bonus Tracks
| total_length    = 66:00
| title15         = No One Will Shed a Tear
| length15        = 4:41
| title16         = Downfall of Christ
| note16          = [[Merauder]] cover
| length16        = 3:10
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Live at: Wacken Open Air 2007
| total_length    = 50:44
| title1          = Echoes
| note1           = Intro
| length1         = 1:26
| title2          = The Weapon They Fear
| length2         = 3:50
| title3          = The Only Truth
| length3         = 4:27
| title4          = Counterweight
| length4         = 4:52
| title5          = Profane Believers
| length5         = 4:38
| title6          = The Seventh Cross
| length6         = 5:22
| title7          = Voice of the Voiceless
| length7         = 6:08
| title8          = Behind a Wall of Silence
| length8         = 5:20
| title9          = mybestfriends.com
| length9         = 5:05
| title10         = No One Will Shed a Tear
| length10        = 5:06
| title11         = Counterweight
| note11          = musicvideo
| length11        = 4:30
}}
== Personnel ==
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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; Heaven Shall Burn
* Marcus Bischoff &ndash; [[vocals]]
* Alexander Dietz &ndash; [[electric guitar|guitars]], [[synthesizer]], [[piano]], [[Record producer|producer]]
* Maik Weichert &ndash; guitars, producer
* Eric Bischoff &ndash; [[bass guitar|bass]]
* Matthias Voigt &ndash; [[drum kit|drums]]
; Production
* Tue Madsen &ndash; [[Audio mixing|mixing]], [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
* Patrick W. Engel &ndash; co-producer
* Ralf Müller &ndash; co-producer
* [http://bastibasti.de/ Bastian "BastiBasti" Sobtzick] <small>([[Callejon (band)|Callejon]])</small> &ndash; artwork, layout
* [[Ólafur Arnalds]] &ndash; [[arrangement]], recording, producer, mixing on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
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; Additional musicians
* Patrick W. Engel &ndash; additional vocals on "Endzeit", additional guitar, bass
* [[Ólafur Arnalds]] &ndash; piano on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
* Margrét Soffia Einarsdóttir &ndash; [[violin]] on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
* Una Pétursdóffir &ndash; violin on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
* Arndis Hulda Audunsdóffir &ndash; [[viola]] on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
* Thordur Gudmundur Herrmannson &ndash; [[cello]] on "Awoken" and "Equinox"
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== Chart performance ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (2008)
!Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|65|artist=Heaven Shall Burn|album=Iconoclast|accessdate=October 18, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|21|artist=Heaven Shall Burn|album=Iconoclast|accessdate=October 18, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|97|artist=Heaven Shall Burn|album=Iconoclast|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|30|artist=Heaven Shall Burn|id=303391}}
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{AllMusic |class = album |id = mw0000583663 |label = ''Iconoclast''}}
{{Heaven Shall Burn |state = expanded}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:Century Media Records albums]]
[[Category:Heaven Shall Burn albums]]